Towel cabinet



Dec 11, 1928. 1,694,991

v F. M. STEINER ETAL TOWEL CABINET Filed Aug. 1926 [71, 71/501 f/c FRANK/6mm GOTTFR/D OZ. SON' 147'T'OBNEYS as vided horizonta test with a wall 10 which Patented Dec. 11,192

. 4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK I. STEINER AND. GOTTFRID OLSON, BIGNORS 'IO STEINER SALES COMPANY, 01'

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Application filed August 2, 1926. Serial No. 120,597.

Our invention relates to cabinets for dispensing or delivering a clean towel, a clean roll or web of the towel being placed in one part of the cabinet with a portion of the web 5 positioned where it can be rasped by the user and drawn out of the ca i'net to a point convenient for use. The person usln the towel is generally in a hurry and rops the web when he is through with it. The

- 1o soiled web when released may drop down out side of the cabinet and after. a time may form a soiled loop outside the cabinet, trail on thefloor and present an unsightly and untidy appearance. p 18 The object of our present 1nven t1on,'there-. fore, is to rovide means for posltlvely and automatica y drawing the soiled web of towel into the cabinet as soon as it 1s released by the user. as Other objects of the invention w ll appear from the following detailed description. The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations all as hereinafter described an generally pointed outinthe claims. 1 In the accompanying drawings forming .part of this specification, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a towel cabinet embodying our 1nifllvention'; I

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. 'In the drawings, 2 represents an upright towel cabinet having suitable legs '3 to rest as upon the floor and provided with a compartment 4 adapted'to receive a roll or web of clean-towel 5. This is inserted through a deer 6 in the side wall of the cabinet. The clean towel com artment is preferably dilly by a shelf 7 to form a chamber 8 in which a reserve roll or web of tswel may he placed. The clean web of towel is carried upwardly through an opening 9 in the rear of the cabinet and in conextends preferably a a point near the top of the cabinet. The is closed by a wall 11 and beneath this ...h is a. feed roll 19., a s ace or passage 13 being rovided between t e roll and the top as wall t rough which the clean towel may be fed. 15. is a towel feed control device operated by a lever 16. An opening 17 is provided in the front of the cabinet'between the closed top and the front wall and this opening is at as a suitable height from the floor to enable the towel user to grasp the web and draw it outwardly to a point where the towel can be conveniently used. A second feed roll 18 has a driving connection as indicated by dotted lines, with the feed roll 12 and a takeup roll 19 is mounted to slide vertically in slots 20 and the soiled end of the towel is wound on this'takeup roll and the roll rests by gravity in contact with the feed roll 18, which with the roll 12 has a sanded or roughened surface so that when the roll 18 is sponding movement will be imparted to the takeup roll 19 to wind the soiled towel thereon.

When the towel is released by the user, there is a tendency for it to drop down on the outside of the cabinet, and forma' depending soiled loop and present an unsightly appearance, and continued use of the towel only aggravates this condition as the user will not usually stop to gather up the loose web and push it through the opening into the cabinet and the janitor or other person in attendance is not always around to ive the soiled towel attention when it shoul receive it. We have, therefore, devised means for automatically pulling the soiled web of the towel into the cabinet just as soon as it is released by the user, this means being set or made operative by the act of the user in drawing the clean towel out of the cabinet to a point where he can conveniently use it.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawing, we have shown a yoke 21 of any suitable material, here illustrated as composed of a metallic rod bent to'a suitable form and-having its ends pivotally supported at 22 on the rear wall 10 of the cabinet, preferably above and near the chambers for the clean roll. The soiled towel web is passed around the crossbar of this yoke and the weight of the yoke normally causes it to' assume the position shown in Figure 1 drawing the towel web taut as illustrated. When the user grasps the towel web and draws it outwardly through the openin to the position indicated by dotted lines in raised to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 allowing the web of towel to be drawn freely through the opening in the front of the cabinet and the yoke will be re-- tained in its raised position while the user is grasping the towel web, but as soon as he releases the towel web, the weight of the yoke will immediately cause it to return to its norrevolved, a cone-- igure 1, the yoke will be or mmvmroms, mmmso'rs, AB- SALT LAKEOITY, UTAH, A coaroas- TOWEL CABINET.

mal position as indicated by full lines in Figure 1, drawing the soiled web of towel into the cabinet to a point where it cannot be seen from the front of the cabinet and cannot present an untidy appearance in the toilet room or other place where the cabinet may be located. it will be understood of course, that we n'iay not rely entirely upon the force of gravity to return the yoke to its normal position as spring devices may be utilized in connection with the yoke, tending to force it downwardly and hold it in its depressed position.

As plainly shown in Figure l, a plate is pivoted at 24 above the take-up roll and havin" a dowmvardly curved forward portion fbr contact with the towel web, and limited in its downward movement by a stop 25. This plate acts as a guide to hold the web of soiled towel forwardly to direct it downwardly and prevent it from interfering with the operation of the take-u p roll.

The act of pulling the clean web out of the, cabinetwill draw the towel over the upper feed roll and the frictional contact of the towel with this roll will cause the roll to be revolved and transmit its motion to the second feed roll to operate the takeup roll and wind the soiled web of towel thereon.

Ne claim as our invention: V

1. A towel cabinet having a. portion adapt-- ed to receive a supply of clean towel, a feed roll in the upper portion of the cabinet over which the web of clean towel is stretched, the front of the cabinet adjacent said feed roll having a delivery opening throu h which the user may reach and grasp the we of clean towel and draw it outwardly from the cab inet, a second feed roll mounted in said cabinet and having a driivin g connection with said first named roll, a take-up roll around which the web of soiled towel is wound for contact with said second feed roll, and a yo pivoted at the rear of the cabinet auo ha mg a crossbar engaging the web towel, said yoke being raised when tl tuner draws the web of clean towel outwm through said delivery opening, and said returning by gravity to its norn'lal pi and drawing the web of clean to ii cabinet when it is released by the use-n 2. A, towel cabinet having a support t in for a supply of clean towel, a feed rel the upper portion of the cabinet over winch the web of clean towel is stretched, the front of the cabinet adjacent said feed roll having a delivery opening through which the user may reach and grasp the web of clean towel, a second feed roll mounted in said cabinet below said opening and having a driving connection with said first named roll, a ;eup roll arranged to contact with said se ond feed roll and around which the web oi. soil towel is wound for contact with said setu feed roll, a plate hinged above said ta roll and having a forward portion ail" to contact with the towel web and pi same outwardly toward said o nining, a yr" U shaped substantially in form pivoted at the rear of said casing below said second. feed roll and having a bar around which the Web of soiled towel is stretched to said talrup roll, said yoke normally tending by gr y to drop down within said. cabinet and draw the web of towel, backwardly through the opening in the front of said cabinet after it has been pulled out by the user and against the forward portion of said plate to be guided downwardly thereby.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 29th. day of July, 1.926-

FRANK M. S'l llilfilt, GOTTFRID OLSON, 

